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Eventually, if you stay awake for long enough you CAN die.
At one day without sleep, you'd be grouchy and slow.
At two days without sleep, you'd start to have problems concentrating and may forget to do things that you normally do.
At three days, it would be hard to remember any type of instructions. Even reciting your numbers from 1 - 10 will be hard for you.
At ten days, you'd be having hallucinations and would not be able to tell what's real and what's not.
Even more? No one I've ever heard of has been able to stay awake for more than 12 days. If so, it WILL be possible for you to die from lack of sleep.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agoA person can die from starvation in a couple of weeks whereas a person can die in a couple days from lack of sleep. Therefore yes, a person will die from total lack of sleep faster than lack of food.
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∙ 7y agoLack of food... The human body has 'autonomic reflexes' which shut the metabolism down when it needs to 're-charge'. Even if you're 'forcibly' kept awake, eventually the body simply 'insists' you get (usually a very deep) sleep for as long as the body needs.
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∙ 11y agoGenerally lack of sleep is not fatal unless it causes you to have a car accident.
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∙ 15y agodepens on how much lack of sleep you are getting. a couple a hours a day that can. it all depens on how much you get.
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∙ 15y agoDepending on amount of body fat a person can live a few weeks to several months without food. Normally, a person can live for only a week or slightly longer without sleep.
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∙ 14y agoNo you would just be extremely tired and grumpy
What if you are so tired that you walk into the road and get run over by a car. Then you would die from not getting any sleep.
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∙ 8y agoYes they can, although it is rare for anyone to experience a fatal amount of sleep deprivation.
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What are ways you can die in your sleep?
Having a heart attack or stroke in your sleep. Severe sleep apnea could kill you if you stopped breathing.
Do you sleep alot when having pain?
do you sleep some when having pain
Is there a phobia for having a heartattack because what if you keep thinking that your going to die in your sleep or have a heartattack randomly?
Fattyphobia
How did Celine Dion's parents die?
Her father died in his sleep, having suffered from bone cancer. Her mother is still alive.
Is it painful to die on sleep?
If your getting physically killed, as in stabbed or shot, it would probably be painful. If your having a heart attack I am sure it is painless.
How can you sleep without having dreams?
Lavender insence will give you a peaceful sleep.
Does having enough sleep affect behavior?
yes it does , so get enough sleep
What does it mean when you sleep in harmony?
When you sleep in "Harmony" , you are sleeping with no internal or external problems, and you are having a peaceful and dreamy sleep. -.-
Will A human begin to die sooner from lack of sleep or lack of food?
People do not die from lack of sleep- but they DO die from lack of food.
I can't sleep now what should I do?
You could take over-the- counter sleep aids to help you sleep if you are having trouble and can't sleep.
Can people die in there sleep?
Well of course, anyone can die in their sleep doesn't matter if they are young or old.
How many pets daily die from being put to sleep?
Uhh... all of them die when put to sleep. Being put to sleep is killing them "humanely".
